Dr. Phil investigated by psychology board

Dr. Phil is the target of a complaint filed with the California Board of Psychology. When Dr. Phil attempted to counsel Britney he was technically practicing without a license which is a felony, according to TMZ:

We’ve learned the person who filed the complaint is a psychologist. Dr. Phil has never been licensed to practice in California, and he retired his Texas license in 2006.
The psychologist who filed the complaint also alleges Dr. Phil violated HIPAA laws by “discussing or divulging a patient’s medical condition … with the media,” in reference to a press release issued by Dr. Phil.

The psychologist is also passing around a petition to others in the field to have Dr. Phil removed from the air. So some good actually came of this whole debacle. At this point, I pretty much expected Satan to rise up from the earth and play guitar in front of Britney’s house. Dammit. Now I have to wait until she gets pregnant.

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California is full of a bunch of hyenna’s. The fact some dude took the time to do this complaint smacks of self interest. What a jackass. Please post the report so me can all spam the moron who complained. What a loser.

Yo, “A”, here’s the problem – it’s not self-interest, it’s self-regulation. Professionals are supposed to report practice violations to licensing boards. A therapist practicing without a license and discussing a patient’s private health information should be reported. “Therapists” (and for that matter, medical doctors) would have better professional reputations if they policed themselves better, and took action to kick out the quacks and incompetents, like penishead here.

Thanks PunkB but I understand professional statutes. I practice under one.

But here is the problem. Brit was never officially his client. He took no money from her, she never engaged him. They had a chat. Not against the law, not violating any statute. Not violating HIPAA because Brit never had any intent for it to be a client/practitioner relationship. So, that argument is BS.

By the way, he tried to get her on his show. He didn’t try to get her to be his patient. So again, does not come close to a privileged or confidential relationship. Not even close.

Dr. Phil only wanted her on the show. We all know it was for that purpose only. He didn’t want one on one sessions with her. The dude did it for TV only. Again, I am no fan, but that complaint is just lame. Totally lame and would only happen in California.

Did someone say “self interest”? I agree. The jackass sounds like a jealous asshole with too much time on his hands. Yeah, I don’t get who the hell Dr. Phil thought he was to even step in, other than the family asked him to, but I don’t think he well, I lost my train of thought so I’m going to shut up now..

If he said “Hi, I’m Dr. Phil, I’m here to help you” whatever came next is private and confidential. It has nothing to do with insurance and billing – you don’t have to charge or get paid to provide clinical services, nor do patients have to sign a consent form.